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1. This is a blast from the past, when railroads and mines hired local cops, or rather...

Sat Sep 18, 2021, 02:57 AM

Sep 2021

politicians who would order the cops to beat up on the workers.

If politicians weren't corrupt enough, there was always those Pinkertons.

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Companies don't need to hire Stinky Pink EYESORE 9001 Sep 2021 #2